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Javier S. Eskauriatza

Assistant Professor of Criminal Law, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Javier completed his LLB (Law) and LLM (International Law) degrees at the University of Bristol (2008). He obtained his PhD from the University of Birmingham (2018) and he joined the University of Nottingham School of Law as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Law (2022).

He is the Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Research Centre, and the convener of the Criminal Law and Criminal Justice subsection for the Society of Legal Scholars.

Expertise Summary

  • Criminal law (England and Wales)
  • Public international law
  • International criminal law
  • Post-conflict law
  • Legal theory

Teaching Summary

Javier convenes:

  • Criminal law (LLB, compulsory)
  • Critical approaches to global criminal justice (LLM).

Research Summary

Javier's researches criminal law and international law.

Criminal law

Javier is working on CLRNN 5 with the Criminal Law Reform Now Network on a scoping paper for the Law Commission on the topic of international cooperation in international criminal matters.

International law

Javier is interested in post-conflict law. His research into post-conflict Spain is supported by the British Academy Small Grant Scheme. His book-length project, Mexican Revolutionary Diplomacy: International Law and Spanish Exile, builds on his PhD thesis on the jus post bellum.

Forthcoming articles:

JS Eskauriatza, 'The Legacy Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court'

JS Eskauriatza, 'Extraterritorial Jurisdiction: Mapping the fragmentation of English criminal law'

Forthcoming book reviews:

JS Eskauriatza, 'Review: Clare Frances Moran, The Authority of International Criminal Law for Jurisprudence

Recent Publications

Past Research

He has published on post-conflict Colombia, crimes against humanity and the 'war on drugs' in Mexico, and the intersection between global entertainment (Netflix) and international criminal justice.

Javier's research has featured in print and online media. His research on post-conflict Colombia has appeared in The Independent, and he has written blog posts on US-Mexico criminal matters, and the International Criminal Court for OpinioJuris.

He has published book reviews for English and Spanish language periodicals.

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